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Student Mental Health Helpline Act

2/5/2024, 2:30 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 822

Student Mental Health Helpline Act

This bill authorizes grants to support student mental health and safety helplines (i.e., a free, confidential service that is accessible via telephone and other communication platforms that assists students facing challenges with abuse, bullying, depression, self-harm, and related issues). The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) may award the grants to agencies or other subdivisions of a state, Indian tribe, or local government that are primarily responsible for health, public health, or education.

Recipients must use funds to establish or maintain a helpline that provides information to school officials (to the extent permitted by federal privacy standards for health information) about student mental health and safety concerns and related activities.

The bill also requires SAMHSA to report on the feasibility of setting up a nationally available student mental health and safety helpline.

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Current Status of Bill HR 822

Bill HR 822 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since February 2, 2023. Bill HR 822 was introduced during Congress 118 and was introduced to the House on February 2, 2023.  Bill HR 822's most recent activity was ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Bonamici asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 822, a bill originally introduced by Representative Stewart, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. as of November 9, 2023

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 822

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
1
Democrat Cosponsors
1
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 822

Primary Policy Focus

Health

Potential Impact Areas

- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency communications systems
- Government information and archives
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Higher education
- Mental health
- Teaching, teachers, curricula

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 822

Student Mental Health Helpline Act
Student Mental Health Helpline Act
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, to award grants to eligible entities to establish or maintain a student mental health and safety helpline, and for other purposes.

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 822

Chris Stewart
Chris Stewart
UtahRepublican
Suzanne Bonamici
Suzanne Bonamici
OregonDemocrat

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